History GCSE
Chain of evacuation
What Chain of evacuation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Chain of evacuation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The highly organised progression through distinct stages by which the wounded were moved and treated, managed by the RAMC and nurses.
Topics that use Chain of evacuation
- Option 11: The historic environment - 1 The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptation to warfare
- Chemical warfare
- Environmental health hazards
- Logistics and transport
- Medical organisation
- Storage of blood
- Transport and terrain
- Weapons technology and injury
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